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NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED

2440 ARTESIA AVE, FULLERTON, CA, 92833
339950Sign Manufacturing
EIN 562593510

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OSHA inspections
2
over 16 years
Violations
16
$6,840 in penalties
Penalties
$6,840
$428 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $6,840 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 538 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
16
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$6,840
$428 avg / violation
38% serious62% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $6,840 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4207 A11$1,800Sep 2010Sep 2010
3578 G11$1,800Sep 2010Sep 2010
4227 A11$1,800Sep 2010Sep 2010
3203 B11$200Sep 2010Sep 2010
4227 E11$180Sep 2010Sep 2010
3995 A11$180Sep 2010Sep 2010
4227 D11$180Sep 2010Sep 2010
6151 G0211$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
3220 A11$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
5042 A11$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
5144 C0111$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
5194 E0111$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
3668 F11$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
5185 L11$100Sep 2010Sep 2010
5144 F0211Sep 2010Sep 2010
5144 K0511Sep 2010Sep 2010

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3399 within CA. Peer group: 538 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
peer median: $1,113
Inspection frequency
78th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
10.1
vs industry
+9.3
TRIR
13.1
vs industry
+11.3

Reported for 91 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
13.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NATIONAL SIGNAL, LLC
2440 ARTESIA BLVD · FULLERTON, CA, 92833
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2690797
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$253K
Awards
6
Top agency
Department of Defense
$208K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$208K
Department of Veterans Affairs$45K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    MESSAGE SIGN BOARD
    contract · Last action 2017-09-27
    $58,340
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMERGENCY LIGHT TOWERS
    contract · Last action 2020-03-26
    $44,800
  • Department of Defense
    SOLAR POWERED PORTABLE MESSAGE BOARD (SUPPLY)
    contract · Last action 2015-08-05
    $42,642
  • Department of Defense
    PORTABLE, CHANGEABLE LED MESSAGE SIGNS
    contract · Last action 2014-07-01
    $40,915
  • Department of Defense
    SOLAR LIGHT TOWER
    contract · Last action 2020-07-29
    $37,600
  • Department of Defense
    TRAFFIC MESSAGE BOARDS
    contract · Last action 2020-09-21
    $29,000

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339950 - SIGN MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2020-09-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-11-30Follow-up0$0
2010-06-22Planned166$6,840

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $6,840 in total penalties.
How does NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. NATIONAL SIGNAL INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 10.09 compared to an industry average of 0.8.